August 14, 2026 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3740

Toughie No 3740 by Luxor
Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ****Enjoyment ***

Thanks to Luxor for an enjoyable and quite tricky Toughie where my progress was steady rather than meteoric.

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DT 31318

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31318

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today’s enjoyable solve involved recalling several words first learned on Big Dave’s Usual Suspects webpage, along with one or two Google searches.  Continue reading "DT 31318"

DT 31313 (Full Review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31313

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 8th August 2026

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, lovely Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback.

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